City Express Tijuana Rio

Good stay

Plus: Hotel was clean, sleek, looked new, had friendly staff, free breakfast buffet which was delicious, complimentary shuttle, 1 pm check out time..

Minus: Hard bed

Great service, noisy construction

Plus: We were given a room that was already occupied, but the lady at the front desk was amazing and wonderful and apologetic -- she fixed the problem instantly . . . by upgrading us to a suite, which we hadn't asked for!

Minus: For a new building, it sure creaks like an old one . . . when somebody above, below, or on the side moves. And the windows are pretty thin for an urban setting; those late-night sirens don't make it inside at some other hotels, but they rang loud-and-clear here.